We should celebrate the superb efforts of two young women

Kerry Lovering

Young Dutch trumpet player Melissa Venema aged 13 years was the trumpet soloist playing ‘Il Silenzio’  This  is an Italian instrumental piece written in 1965 by trumpet player Nini Rosso -  listen to her beautiful playing.

And we can celebrate a new tennis champion Ashleigh Barty, 15,who won the Wimbledon Girls championship beating Russian 16-year-old and third seed Irina Khromacheva on Court One. Ashleigh Barty had every reason to be elated as she accepted the Wimbledon girls’ championship trophy after clinching a historic junior title double for Australia. following South Australian Luke Saville who won the boys title. Having beaten third seed Russian Irina Khromacheva 7-5 7-6 (7-3) on Sunday, the unassuming 15-year-old from Ipswich in Queensland was thrilled to receive congratulations from two-time Wimbledon champion and friend Evonne Goolagong-Cawley.